Parkovy is a microdistrict

Microdistrict

Microdistrict, or microraion , is a residential complex—a primary structural element of the residential area construction in the Soviet Union and in some post-Soviet and former Communist states...

 of Perm

Perm

Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....

. It is situated in the left-bank part of Dzerzhinsky City District

Dzerzhinsky City District, Perm

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Geography

The Mulyanka River

Mulyanka River

The Mulyanka , also referred as Upper Mulyanka, is a small river in Perm Krai, Russia which flows in the city of Perm and nearby Permsky District and is a left tributary of the Kama River. The proximity of city's industry has a heavy influence on the river ecology.-Geography:The length of Mulyanka...

 flows along the eastern outskirts of the microdistrict and separates it from Zaostrovka microdistrict. Within Parkovy, it is crossed by three bridges:

• A pedestrian bridge.
• A bridge at the Stroiteley Street opened on June 13, 2007. It connects Parkovy microdistrict to Krasavinsky Bridge over the Kama River
  Kama River
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• A bridge at the Krasin Street.

The southern side of Parkovy adjoins the Chernyayevsky Forest

Chernyayevsky Forest

Chernyayevsky Forest is a forest in the city of Perm, Russia, in Industrialny and Dzerzhinsky city districts . The total area of forest in 2003 was 689.9 ha...

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History

The microdistrict was built in 1970-s in the place of settlement named Shpalny. The project of layout was performed by architect A. P. Zagorodnikov together with I. A. Plotnikova, head of architectural planning group of Permgrazhdanproyekt Institute. During the building of microdistrict an excavation of soil from the Mulyanka River was carried out. Parkovy was built with the houses of 97th line. New dwellers began to move into houses in 1976.

In 2007, within the framework of program "Ensuring of private and public security in Prikamye" Parkovy became the first microdistrict in Perm where video inspection system was installed. The system consist of 70 cameras on the buildings and high-speed cameras on the cross-roads intended to watch over the traffic regulation offenders and stolen cars. Yury Gorlov, chief of Perm Krai

Perm Krai

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 Department of MVD, said in this connection:
On July 22, 2007 at the Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Street test of first Russian patrol robot R-BOT 001 was carried out.

Streets

The largest latitudinal streets:

• Parkovy Avenue;
• Podlesnaya Street.

The largest longitudinal streets (from east to west):

• Kufonin Street;
• Zhelyabov Street;
• Commissar Pozharsky Street;
• Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Street.